This archive report was first published on 8 September 2019.
Published on September 8, 2019, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has denied allegations of engaging in corrupt dealings.
According to reports, Sonko was interrogated by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in relation to the alleged Sh357 million contract for garbage collection.
During the interrogation, detectives claimed that some of the companies that won the Sh357 million tender wired more than Sh20 million to Sonko's bank accounts, allegedly through proxies and sister companies.
However, Sonko has denied the allegations, stating that he amassed enough wealth before joining politics and has no reason to loot taxpayers' funds.
“Let's see who falls first. The allegations they raised against me have nothing to do with the current garbage collection probe by the EACC,” Sonko wrote on Facebook.
“They [EACC] raised their allegations by copy-pasting the Auditors general report which was before the Senate. I have never and will never touch a public coin. Niliiba nikiwa raia nikatosheka na pesa (I stole enough when I was an ordinary citizen),” Sonko added.
